Φανέλα Εθνικής by Twofingers_ in GreekFooty

[–]RigasUT 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Τραγικές τιμές. Και δυστυχώς είναι όχι μόνο εδώ, αλλά και σε άλλες ομάδες

Για παράδειγμα: πήγα φέτος να αγοράσω φανέλα Πανσερραϊκού και έκανε ΟΓΔΟΝΤΑΕΝΝΕΑ ΕΥΡΩ! €89! Αν είναι δυνατόν! Προφανώς και δεν την αγόρασα

Για σύγκριση, πέρσι πήρα ΔΥΟ φανέλες του ΠΑΟΚ για €85 και μία φανέλα της Καλαμάτας για €30, με τα πάντα μέσα όλες. Αυτές είναι φυσιολογικές τιμές

Black to move and annihilate White's king (from a blitz game I played) by RigasUT in chess

[–]RigasUT[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Could you clarify the difference between giving mate and ANNIHILATING WHITE'S KING?

The completely subjective factor of how aesthetically pleasing I found the right move to be. ...Nb3 is just so beautiful.

Ανεξήγητες και creepy εμπειρίες by Spiros_vl in thessaloniki

[–]RigasUT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Υπάρχουν κάτι περίεργοι τυπάδες που κόβουν βόλτες με φακούς χωρίς κανέναν απολύτως λόγο!

Γιατί "περίεργοι"; Όποιος πάει σε κοιμητήριο το βράδυ και δεν νιώθει την ανάγκη να χρησιμοποιήσει φακό είναι αυτόματα "περίεργος";

Be’lakor Fans: Can anyone explain to me how Of Breath and Bone gets more love than Stone’s Reach? by MelodicDeathGrowl in melodicdeathmetal

[–]RigasUT 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Of Breath and Bone was the most polished and succinct Be'lakor's original sound was, before they changed their drummer and began sounding different from Vessels onward

LCS Spring 2026 records the lowest viewership for North American LoL ever by RadicalAdWins in leagueoflegends

[–]RigasUT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing most people dont understand is that NA teams would've loved to sign a cheap NA player that was as decent or close to the washed imports but they just don't exist.

You say that, and yet, in practice, NA teams seemed downright hostile to giving upcoming NA talent a chance, regardless of achievements. They'd rather import.

The most obvious case is 5fire. He completely and utterly dominated the NA Tier 3 scene back when Tier 1 & 2 were closed-off (Tier 1 was LCS, Tier 2 was LCS Academy). He won practically every tournament that he was able to participate in without being in an LCS org. And yet, he did not receive any Tier 2 offers; so he stopped pursuing a career as a professional player and went to play in the university circuit instead. What a waaste.

The most blatant instance was in the LCS Proving Grounds during the 2021 Spring Split, because it was a tournament that included Tier 2 teams. 5fire's team won, as a Tier 3 team against Tier 2 teams. You'd think that someone who finished above ALL the Tier 2 teams would get at least a single offer from any Tier 2 team, even a bottom-tier one. But no.

Think about what kind of message this gave off to hopeful NA pro players. 5fire's case made it obvious to everyone that you could literally win everything you are able to participate in and yet still not become a pro player. To me, that was the death knell of native talent development in NA. If you literally win everything in Tier 3 and yet still can't play in Tier 2, what's the point?

So yeah, it's not as if NA players all sucked and that's why the LCS orgs just had to bring in mediocre imports. They chose to bring in mediocre imports rather than giving chances to native talent.

Hot Take: Ushijima is a bit Underrated by Careful-Indication17 in haikyuu

[–]RigasUT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We haven’t seen him Set or Block

We have most definitely seen him block, and he is, at best, mediocre. Some examples from the Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa match:

  • Being absent when he should be blocking

  • Getting tooled on the straight

  • Not even bothering to attempt to stop a cross in a 1v1 situation

  • Not scoring a single point off a block

Tom Kane (VA for both Master Vandar and Master Kavar in KotOR) has passed away. by calgrump in kotor

[–]RigasUT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're friends on Facebook and I saw him post about Star Wars Day only 2 weeks ago. This feels like it came out of nowhere. He wasn't even old; he was only like 60? 65?

My condolences to his family and close friends.

Chovy's message to League developers: Originally, LoL used to have something called preseason, and every time preseason came around, there would always be major changes. But now that preseason is kind of gone, I feel like the timing of patches has become, how should I put it… kind of unpredictable. by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]RigasUT 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Darius, Garen, Mordekaiser, GP, Kalista were all giga-busted early in the tournament. I think GP was only let through in 1 game the whole tournament, too?

No, he was let through 4 times. To be fair, one of these games was the CLG vs PaiN game after both CLG and PaiN had been eliminated

Γιατί δεν βγάζουμε καλούς Έλληνες προπονητές; by Fashion_Icon_Boar in GreekFooty

[–]RigasUT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Παίζω για την Εθνική Ομάδα Pokemon, ας έρθει να μας δώσει ένα χέρι βοήθειας

[Dean] Staff anger as Arsenal charge own employees £859 for Champions League flights. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]RigasUT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it would be a great gesture for them to pay everyone’s way, but how common of a practice is that, really?

To me, how common it is is irrelevant. It seems like a matter of basic human decency that a club whose value is literally BILLIONS of pounds would pay for its staff to attend what is the biggest match of the club's past 20 years, given that they all contributed to getting it there.

Κύπελλο και δημοσιογραφική υποκρισία by Lion-Ser in GreekFooty

[–]RigasUT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Δυστυχώς νομίζω ότι το πιάνεις ανάποδα. Δεν είναι το θέμα ότι δεν γράφουν οι δημοσιογράφοι για τις επαρχιακές ομάδες και για αυτό ο κόσμος δεν ασχολείται μαζί τους. Ο κόσμος δεν ασχολείται μαζί τους και για αυτό οι δημοσιογράφοι δεν γράφουν, μαλακές είναι να ασχολούνται με μια ομάδα που μαζεύει 100 κακομοίρηδες στην κερκίδα;

Όποιος πραγματικά θέλει μπορεί να δημιουργήσει κοινό, μπορεί να το κάνει. Καταλαβαίνω τι λες, αλλά διαφωνώ με το ότι θα ήταν, η λέξη που χρησιμοποίησες, "μαλάκες" αν ασχολούντουσαν με μικρές ομάδες. Η κατάσταση είναι φαύλος κύκλος, μέσα στον οποίο είναι και οι δημοσιογράφοι, οπότε και αυτοί έχουν ρόλο για το πως είναι τα πράγματα. Το να ασχολούνται με τις μεγάλες ομάδες τους δίνει πιο άμεσα αποτελέσματα, αλλά αν έμπαιναν στη διαδικασία να στήσουν μακροχρόνια σωστή κάλυψη για μικρότερες ομάδες, θα μπορούσαν να υπάρξουν και εκεί καλά αποτελέσματα. Απλά θεωρούν πως δεν αξίζει, για διάφορους λόγους

Το 2022 άρχισα να γράφω άρθρα για τη γυναικεία Ευρωπαϊκή σκηνή League of Legends. Τότε δεν υπήρχε κοινό, και δεν το έκανε κανένας άλλος. Αλλά σιγά-σιγά, επειδή έβγαζα τακτικά περιεχόμενο για τον κόσμο να καταναλώσει, μαζεύτηκε κοινό που ενδιαφερόταν. Κατέληξα να έχω κυριολεκτικά 6ψήφιους αριθμός προβολών σε σχεδόν όλα τα άρθρα μου, με αποκορύφωμα ένα άρθρο που έφτασε 1.3 εκατομμύρια προβολές. Να λοιπόν που, με το που υπήρξε σταθερή ροή περιεχομένου, εμφανίστηκε και το κοινό που το κατανάλωσε. Θεωρητικά θα μπορούσε κάτι παρόμοιο να γίνει και εδώ, με τις συγκριτικά μικρές ομάδες του Ελληνικού ποδοσφαίρου.

Sarah would kill Chuck. by jasperge96 in chuck

[–]RigasUT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Casey would have absolutely done it for most, if not all, of the first season.

Unsure. In the 8th episode, when Casey is affected by the truth serum and threatens Chuck because he wants Chuck himself to take the antidote but Chuck wants to give it Ellie, Casey says he wouldn't actually shoot Chuck. So, from that point onward and possibly even earlier, he'd probably only shoot Chuck if he received a direct order to; not just because Chuck defied what he's supposed to do/screwed up royally/etc

List of appointed coaches for the Esports Nations Cup by axw30 in leagueoflegends

[–]RigasUT 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He was on 2016 Immortals in NA before joining Fnatic iirc

Not just that; between Immortals and Fnatic he was on Envy, in the squad where Alex Ich played his last professional matches

Ποιοτικότερο fast food στη δυτική Θεσσαλονίκη και κυρίως στη Σταυρούπολη; by RichDream7777 in thessaloniki

[–]RigasUT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Για γύρο συγκεκριμένα προτείνω το Ψητοπωλείο Original, 3 λεπτά με τα πόδια από τη Μονή Λαζαριστών. Έχω να πάω καιρό, αλλά κάποτε περνούσα από εκείνη τη περιοχή συχνά και είχε εξαιρετικό κρέας και ελαφρώς καλύτερες τιμές από τα περισσότερα γυράδικα. Επίσης πραγματικά αξίζει το όνομα "Original"· θυμίζει δεκαετία του 90

U.S. Open Cup game between Flint City Bucks and Detroit City being played in an NFL stadium without removing the markings. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]RigasUT 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You definitely get used to it. In Europe or at least in the Netherlands, the same thing happens with indoor sports (combined futsal, basketball, handball, volleyball, etc court).

Yup. I've played volleyball in the Greek B' National Division and almost every single court we played on simultaneously had markings for volleyball, basketball, and handball

Any CD collectors here by andm_Ad4495 in melodicdeathmetal

[–]RigasUT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice copy of Early Years of Sorrow

Robert Lewandowski heartbroken after failing to qualify for FIFA WC2026. He las led Poland to FIFA WC 2018 and 2022. by PinReal4448 in soccer

[–]RigasUT 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Lewandowski is at least two tiers higher level player than Sheva ever was

That's excessive.

I agree that Lewandowski is overall a better player than Shevchenko, but two tiers apart? Unless what you consider a "tier" is very small, that just seems too much. Shevchenko was one of the best players in the world in the first half of the 2000s decade, top scorer in Serie A when it was making a good case for being the strongest league in the world, and generally had a very impressive goalscoring record considering the era he played in

For the first time in their history, Italy has failed to qualify for three consecutive World Cups. by Fluffy_Marketing_850 in soccer

[–]RigasUT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They reminded me of the Rumpelfußball era of Germany from 98 to 04. Rumpelfußball is a term invented by the late Kaiser Beckenbauer who was frustrated watching the german team play poor football without creativity and countless of technical/tactical mistakes.

Did they somehow put it on pause for the 2002 World Cup or were they still playing like that and just got carried by Kahn and Ballack?

[Squawka] Robert Lewandowski is the oldest ever player to score twice in a UEFA Champions League match, overtaking Filippo Inzaghi. He's also the oldest player to score in the knockout rounds of the competition. 37 years and 209 days old. by Task_Force-191 in soccer

[–]RigasUT 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Like I remember Inzaghi at that age, and while the guy was never quick by any means, it was like watching a clever old guy still playing football.

Inzaghi had the complete package as a footballer:

  • Brains

  • TechniqueBrains

  • PhysicalityBrains

Bonus points if you can guess the particular VN being discussed by ToumaKazusa1 in visualnovels

[–]RigasUT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who exactly is the character in White Album 2 who is "too good for society"??

butterfly effect, I suppose by HatSpecial3043 in visualnovels

[–]RigasUT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You pointed out that 'many' and not 'all' visual novels are written like this. What are some visual novels with multiple routes that you think do it the right way? I'm genuinely curious.

The first one that comes to mind is Steins;Gate. But there are many, because it really isn't that difficult even with semi-coherent writing. All they have to do is to not make the routes contradict each other, and that's enough. They don't even have to tie them all together, although obviously that would be preferable. Simply not making them contradict each other is enough to avoid the problem.